Date 05/01/14 Author Feyla McNamara Subject Area Humanities Grae !e"el # th an $ th
%nit o& Stuy Mile 'ast( Syria)s chil re&u*ees S+eci&ic ,urriculum Frame-or.s aresse in this lesson History: I can actively participate in collaboratively solving social problems by analyzing injustices in our world. /ntrouction o& the lesson( 0uilin* en*a*ement an settin* +ur+ose /nstructional Ste+s Starter ( (10 minutes) 1) Print, staple and turn in your Middle East essays along with entire writing process !rain Storming sheet, outline, rough dra"t, "inal dra"t #) $iscuss or write independently your Di&&erentiation Instructions written and read out loud Time given in class for students to print, organize, etc Students given the option to write independently or talk with a partner about the quote !earnin* Tar*ets an Assessments !on* Term Tar*ets History: I can actively participate in collaboratively solving social problems by analyzing injustices in our world. Assessments 1F !earnin*( %Students predictions&thoughts on what a child re"ugee may 'e missing&needs %Students messages to Syrian children&Letters to representati(e )ichard *eal Assessments F12 learnin*( %Pair%share Mandela +uote %Large group discussion (guiding ,uestions) thoughts a'out this ,uote -.here is no /eener re(elation a'out a society than how it treats its children0 %*elson Mandela Sca&&olin* +lans &or the boy o& the instruction
/nstructional Ste+s What is happening? (5) Infographic of refugee map (5) how video: !": yria is most dangerous place for children (5) Independent wor#: $ist effects of yrian conflict on the children. (%&) 'ompare to !"H'( report: http:))unhcr.org)*uture+fyria) whole class discussion What are people doing to help? (5) ,id wor#ers http:))www.bbc.com)news)world-middle-east- .5%//&01 Dont think you can volunteer to bring medical supplies into Syria.? o! can children stand in solidarity !ith Syrian children? (5) letters of solidarity to yrian children refugees http:))www.bbc.com)news)magazine- .2354&00 Di&&erentiation -use of multiple methods of teaching including socratic, small group discussion, independently working, large group discussion, technology integration allows for visuals/break up in lesson- audio from other sources Synthesis( Ho- -ill stuents synthesi3e their unerstanin*4 (30) Letter Writing Choice: Message a Syrian child OR send letter to Rep. Richard Neal Message a Syrian child! http://unhcr.org/FutureOfSyria/message-a- syrian-child.html Di&&erentiation Option for choice, examples provided on websites, template for letter writing (shared separately) # MA 1st District Rep. Richard Neal: https://fors.ho!se.go"/neal/#e$fors/Con tact%&or.shtl ount !olyoke "ollege / #$peditionary %earning %esson &lan Template '()' ,onsierations in terms o& the lesson +lan as a -hole Materials 2e5uire &or this lesson 6ieos 7inclue89 article 7hy+erlin.e89 tem+late 7emaile se+arately8 Social :ustice 1rientation 1ur students are deeply acti(ated 'y what they ha(e 'een learning in the Middle East% this lesson, while including a lot o" in"ormation that may add to their "eelings o" sadness o" the o(erall happenings in the Middle Eastern region o" the world, pro(ides them with authentic actions that they can ta/e immediatley in class2 3e remind them that 4ust 'y 'eing educated and in"ormed, they are 'eing social 4ustice acti(ists2 Technolo*y /nte*ration 6ieos9 ;rojector9 interacti"e in&o*ra+hic9 -ebsites9 i*ital communications -ith Syrian chilren/con*ressional re+resentati"es Assessment o& /nstruction 7Teacher<s De"elo+ment8 To -hat e*ree -ere you success&ul4 .o 'e completed "ollowing lesson 71=A8MASSA,H%S'TTS ;21F'SS/1NA! STANDA2DS F12 T'A,H'2S a2 PL5*S 67))867L7M 5*$ 8*S.)76.81* '2 $EL89E)S E::E6.89E 8*S.)76.81* c2 M5*5GES 6L5SS)11M 6L8M5.E 5*$ 1PE)5.81* d2 P)1M1.ES E+78.; e2 MEE.S P)1:ESS81*5L )ESP1*S8!8L8.8ES